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UK to test offshore 'suction bucket'

A group of offshore wind majors led by Norway's Statoil plans to pioneer installation of so-called "suction bucket" turbine foundations at test sites around the UK North Sea later this year as part of a £6.5m joint industry trial aimed at slashing the cost of offshore wind power.